What is obesity? Obesity is a label for ranges of weight that are greater than what is generally considered healthy for a given height. The term also identifies ranges of weight that have been shown to increase the likelihood of certain diseases and other health problems. The measure of obesity is (BMI) the body mass index, a person’s weight (in kilograms) divided by the square of his or her height (in meters). Someone who has a BMI of 30 or more is usually considered obese and a person with a BMI equal to or more than 25 is considered overweight.
 

            Obesity is one the major problems in the U.S because of the influence of fast food restaurants. Many people don’t know the risks they are taking by not eating healthy food. This causes people to gain weight faster and a big amount of body fat.  Being overweight increases the risk of many diseases and health conditions, including the following: 2 different types of diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, and strokes.

            People usually gain more weight than what they burn. This is because people don’t mind to do some exercise or to eat healthy. Obesity could be controlled by doing physical activity and stop eating junk food, which has many calories and fats.

            There are many fast food restaurants for example; Mc Donald’s, Jack in the Box, Wendy’s and many more. Food is available everywhere, and people are bombarded with food adds they are seen in tv, radio, internet and streets. These restaurants are a really bad habit for the people. This is one of the reasons why people are influencing to obesity. All fast food restaurants are very bad the food from it is not healthy it's the kind of food you want to avoid eating. Most fast food options are high in fat (including saturated fats), sugar or salt, or all three. These foods can also be low in fiber, vitamins and minerals.

            The fat of obese Americans is not only from eating junk food, in a sense of way their metabolism doesn’t function the proper way it should. Obesity is not only caused by consuming large meals, high-fat foods or not getting enough physical activity, but obesity tends to run in families. However, families also share diets and lifestyle habits that may contribute to obesity, being a genetic cause. Although, the genetic can’t be changed, it could be work on changing eating habits and levels of physical activities.     

            Now in these days, most of the people in the U.S. eats junk food and fast food, what causes them to gain easier a big amount of fat and weight.

            Exercising is one method obese people may use to lose weight.. You can attend a gym where you may have a coach who could help you lose weight. Playing a sport could be perfect to help you lose weight at the same time you could have lots of fun. Practicing a sport would be perfect to distract you from your obesity problems, which depresses many people.

            Among people who are overweight and obese, weight loss can help reduce the chances of developing these health problems.

 Works Cited

Marks, JB. (2004). Obesity in america: it's getting worse. Clinical Diabetes, 22, 2.

Obesity in america/ down to earth. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.downtoearth.org/health/nutrition/obesity-america

brusque also brusk (brsk)
adj.

Definition:
1.Abrupt and curt in manner or speech; discourteously blunt. See Synonyms at gruff.

[French, lively, fierce, from Italian brusco, coarse, rough, from Late Latin brscum, perhaps blend of Latin rscus, butcher's broom, and Late Latin brcus, heather; see briar1.]

Sentence:I hope I haven't been too brusque - I certainly don't mean to be!

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chide (chd)
v. chid·ed or chid (chd), chid·ed or chid or chid·den (chdn), chid·ing, chides
v.tr.

Definitions:
1.To scold mildly so as to correct or improve; reprimand: chided the boy for his sloppiness.
v.intr.
2.To express disapproval.
[Middle English chiden, from Old English cdan, from cd, strife, contention.]

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Coerce

co·erce (k-ûrs)
tr.v. co·erced, co·erc·ing, co·erc·es

Definitions:

1. To force to act or think in a certain way by use of pressure, threats, or intimidation; compel.
2. To dominate, restrain, or control forcibly: coerced the strikers into compliance. See Synonyms at force.
3. To bring about by force or threat: efforts to coerce agreement.

[Latin coercre, to control, restrain : co-, co- + arcre, to enclose, confine.]
co·ercer n.
co·erci·ble adj.

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Callous

cal·lous (kls)
adj.

Definitions

1. Having calluses; toughened: callous skin on the elbow.
2. Emotionally hardened; unfeeling: a callous indifference to the suffering of others.
tr. & intr.v. cal·loused, cal·lous·ing, cal·lous·es
To make or become callous.
[Middle English, from Old French cailleux, from Latin callsus, from callum, hard skin.

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